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Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
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2023
2h 59m
6.4(59 votes)
Drama

Overview

After a Vietnamese woman dies in a car crash in Saigon, her brother-in-law and her young son transport her body back to the former’s hometown in rural Vietnam, where they plan to give her a funeral.

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JK Film
PŌTOCOL
ZORBA The Imaginary Friends
Fasten Films
Deuxième Ligne Films
Hubert Bals Fund

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